TELKOM SA LIMITED - PRESS RELEASE

TELKOM SA LIMITED - PRESS RELEASE                                               
Telkom SA Limited                                                               
(Registration Number 1991/005476/06)                                            
ISIN ZAE000044897                                                               
JSE AND NYSE Share Code TKG                                                     
("Telkom")                                                                      
PRESS RELEASE                                                                   
Telkom wishes to clarify that the general authority granted to it by            
shareholders at its annual general meeting on 27 January 2004 to purchase shares
in its own capital on the open market does not, under the terms of the Listings 
Requirements of the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa, permit it to          
participate in the share placement which is currently being implemented by      
Thintana Communications LLC.                                                    
Telkom will continue to consider the purchase of shares in its own capital on   
the open market under the terms of its existing authority.                      
Johannesburg                                                                    
17 June 2004                                                                    
Date: 17/06/2004 11:37:02 AM Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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